Truth & Consequences

A 'vampire' has been arrested in Russia after biting a man to death and drinking his blood.  The attacker, named as 19-year-old Vyacheslav Zhuravlev, beat his victim unconscious before sinking his teeth into his throat.  The unnamed victim died on the spot in a park in the city of Abakan in southern central Russia, say police.

The 'Siberian Dracula' then chased two teenage girls who witnessed his appalling attack.  Chief investigator Vladimir Abumov said: "They were walking in the park and saw the attacker, covered in blood lying next to the corpse.

Four children have died and more than 500 people have been attacked by vampire bats in a remote Amazon region in Peru. The country's health ministry has rushed emergency teams to the Urakusa community in northeastern Peru, close to the border with Ecuador, according to BBC News.

The teenage victim of a vampire-style attack claims he saw two of his alleged assailants sucking his blood and "I thought the life was leaving me". The victim, whose name cannot be released, said he met James Brooks, 22, James Orr, 19, and Xenia Borichevsky, 19, outside TimeZone in Manners Mall in Wellington, New Zealand on February 20 2010.

BUCHAREST (AFP) – An exhibition opened July 9 in Bucharest that aims to debunk the myths surrounding Walachian prince Vlad Tepes (the Empaler), who inspired Bram Stoker's bloodsucking character Dracula. "The exhibition is based on historical studies showing that the legends related to Vlad Dracula were aimed at presenting eastern Europe as a primitive land and a source of evil," Austrian curator Margot Rauch told AFP.

A 23-year-old man's body was found on the night of July 4/2010 at a cinema hall that was screening the vampire movie "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". The body of the man was found in the movie theatre at the Reading complex on Courtenay Place shortly before 8.30 p.m., the police said.

New Zealand Herald quoted Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Miller as saying that a scene examination was being carried out.  The movie theatre would remain closed till the scene examination had been completed, said the police.

A Colorado woman claims she spotted a vampire in the middle of a dirt road near the town of Fruita, in the area known as the Grand Valley.  She told State Troopers that she was startled by the undead being, and as a result, threw her SUV into reverse, crashing into a canal.  She was not injured.

HONOLULU -- Strange details are emerging about Sato Franklin Sigrah, 20, who was charged with killing a 27-year-old and attacking her family. Mental health experts said Sigrah told them that he thought his victims were all vampires.

Summit Entertainment has signed a deal with MYPLASH Prepaid Cards to license the images of Bella, Edward, Jacob and the rest of the "Eclipse" gang.   The exclusive "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" MYPLASH Prepaid MasterCard re-loadable gift cards are the newest merchandising gimmick to emerge from the Stephenie Meyer franchise. 

Dracula used to drain his victims of their blood to steal their life force, but through modern technology, doctors may have found a way to return some of that stolen vitality to their patients.  We know that blood can be used to save lives, but did you also know that it can help you look younger too?

New Zealand's national blood agency is using the current popularity of vampires to encourage people to give them the 3,000 donations a week that they need in order to save lives.